Theme park near Uttoxeter has a monorail running from the hotel
area through the park to the main entrance (Website contains
little information relating to monorail)
Apedale Country Park, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Apedale Heritage Centre
to Apedale Road, a little over ¼ mile (0.5 km). Extension proposed to
Miry Arena, a further ¾ mile (1.4 km). 2 ft (610 mm) gauge, steam and
diesel hauled. Opening planned in September, 2010.
Brownhills West (near Walsall) to Chasetown Church Street, about
2 miles (3.2 km), in the Chasewater Pleasure Park on Cannock Chase.
Standard gauge. Steam and diesel hauled.
Leek Brook to Kingsley & Froghall, the principal station
being Cheddleton (near Leek). Extension planned to Oakamoor
(7 miles, 11.2 km). Standard gauge. Steam and diesel hauled. Dining
trains operate at certain times.
Lydney Junction (near Arriva Trains Wales Lydney station) to
Parkend, the principal station being Norchard. 4 miles (6.4 km).
Possible future extension to Speech House Road, a further 2¼ miles
(3.6 km). Standard gauge. Steam and diesel hauled and diesel
railcars. Dining trains operate at certain times.
The Polperro Express 2 ft (610 mm) gauge line circling
the park, with its main station in the Fisherman's Wharf area.
Diesel hauled, steam outline locomotive.
Thomas Land Railway 2 ft gauge line about 550 yards (500 m)
in length, linking the museum / zoo area with the Thomas Land
section of the park. Diesel hauled, steam outline locomotives based
on the Thomas the Tank Engine character.
(Websites contain little information relating to railways)
Bodymoor Heath, near Sutton Coldfield. Steam and diesel hauled
miniature railway located in Kingsbury Water Park. 7¼ inch (184 mm) gauge
miniature railway about 1¼ miles (2 km) in length. Steam and diesel
hauled.
Twyford, near Evesham. 15 inch (381 mm) gauge miniature railway
located in Evesham Country Park. Line about 1200 yards
(1100 m) in length. Steam hauled.
Cheltenham Racecourse to Toddington: 9½ miles (15.3 km).
Extension proposed to Broadway, a further 4½ miles (7.2 km). Possible
future extension to Stratford-upon-Avon. Standard gauge. Steam and
diesel hauled.
Moorland & City Railways
Project to reopen the line from Stoke-on-Trent via Leek to Caldon Low
(about 20 miles, 32 km), with a possible connection via the Churnet Valley
Railway to Alton Towers (No website located at present, but see the
Churnet Valley Railway
website)
Toddington. Line about ½ mile (0.8 km) in length starting from
the Gloucester Warwickshire Railway station site. 2 foot (610 mm)
gauge (When last checked - May 2010 - website had not been
updated since early 2007)
Kidderminster to Bridgnorth: 16 miles (25.7 km). Standard gauge.
Usually steam hauled with some diesel services. Dining trains operate
at certain times.
Horsehay & Dawley (near Telford) to Spring Village: ½ mile
(0.8 km). Extensions under construction or proposed. Standard gauge.
Steam and diesel hauled. At Horsehay there is also a unique
180 yard (166 m) steam tram line and a miniature railway.
Besides other excursions, the company operate a regular Summer
Sunday steam train service over the Network Rail line between
Birmingham Snow Hill station and Stratford-upon-Avon (25 miles,
40 km), calling at Tyseley for the Birmingham Railway Museum.
On the A5 between Cannock and Telford. 7¼ in (184 mm) gauge line
in the grounds of a stately home. Steam and diesel hauled.
(Website contains little information relating to the railway)
